Games on May 22, 2009

The games of May 22, 2009

15 games were played on May 22, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays, 15-2 winners over the Florida Marlins. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-0, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Nationals 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 21, 2009 and the next, May 23, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.